Course: Math Lincs

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Math Lincs is a collaborative project for 5th and 6th grade math students around the world. We will be sharing our math ideas in a variety of math projects which will be organized by strands. We will use a variety of technologies including blogging, videos, podcasting, GoogleEarth and video conferencing.

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	Deadlines for group participation in the Mathlincs project have passed. But your are more than welcome to use the ideas and resources here to participate and collaborate in similar activities. Many of these projects have taken a life of their own and continue to be a part of classrooms around the world. MathLincs Ideas, Questions and Concerns Forum Mathlincs Chat Project Participants Resource MathLincs Video file Presentation PowerPoint Powerpoint presentation

This topic 1	Probability and Statistics Learning Targets: I can show my understanding of math vocabulary using visual, verbal and non-linguistic representation. I can compose survey questions that do not show cultural bias, to find information. I can create a graph representing my survey results. I can interpret and and make predictions based on information in a graph. Activities: You Be the Teacher: Each class will be given a list of Probability and Statistics vocabulary words. Classes then create a multimedia way to teach the words to others. Some examples would be creating "vocabucasts", (a podcast where each word is defined and used in a sentence.) a slide show, a video, post pictures, etc. Sept. 28 (Send projects to share t56linc@gmail.com by this date.) Graphing the World: Students compose a survey to share with the other classes. Survey results will be graphed and shared on our Wiki. Oct. 12 Surveys should be sent to t56linc@gmail.com by this date. Surveys will be shared with other classes. Oct. 27 Classes should have responded to surveys. Each class will recieve results for their survey and will be able to evaluate the results. Students will make graphs to post. Nov. 10 Classes should post t56linc@gmail.com the results of their survey. You Be The Teacher Class Projects Resource Class Survey Questions Resource Probabilty and Statistics Vocabulary Resource Creating a Survey Resource Add to our Probabilty and Statistics Glossary Project Wiki file World Clock....Very cool info file

2	Number Sense Learning Targets: I can ask good questions and make real world connections to the math I am using in class. Activities: Skype an Expert: Students will skype and poll a panel of "experts" from many different occupations and locations to find out how they use math in the real world. This will be an ongoing project throughout the year. Ongoing resource throughout the year. (We still need people to SKYPE)

3	Geometry Learning Targets: I can find examples of geometry in my surroundings. I can use these examples to compose grade appropriate challenges for others students. I can show more than one way to solve a problem. Activities: Geometric Landmarks: Students will take photos or find photos of landmarks in their area. They then compose grade appropriate geometric challenges based on the object or photo. Post your projects by sending them to t56linc@gmail.com. Deadline has been extended. Please join us in our tour of the world. Watch a short video tutorial about how to open the KMZ file and play the Google Earth Tour. Google Earth and GPS Resources file Our Google Earth Tour (You can still add to our tour.) file

4	Measurement Learning Targets: I can find a 100 mile radius of my school. I can determine what food products are grown within that radius. I can use GoogleEarth to measure the distance produce in my local grocery travels from farm to store. I compare the ecological foot print of produce grown locally to produce transported from other parts of the world. Activities: The 100 Mile Diet: Students will use math and research to determine the impact our consumer food choices have on the environment and our local culture. Students will share local dishes, complete a database listing foods grown in their area and then take a trip to a grocery store to find out how for produce travels to reach the store. Students will pick 5 items to represent on a GoogleEarth map. Students will compare the value of foods grown locally vs. foods that travel great distances to get to their table. Please add your information to our VoiceThread. Find out more at our LocalFoods Blog. Heifer International Seeds, Hope and Concrete file 100 Mile Diet Unit Plan Word document Foodmeter file

5	Algebraic Thinking Learning Targets: I can show understanding of what I have learned by writing quality game questions. Activities: Game Show Math: Each class will create a review game to be shared with the other classes. The games should be based on the 5 strands of math and should be grade level appropriate. Games to be sent to t56linc@gmail.com by May 23. Here are a few resources to get you started. Most of the links so far are for PowerPoint type games. But there are lots of other possibilities. Enjoy creating. Here is an example... <a href= "http://www.mystudiyo.com/act62262/go/mathlincs_quiz_demo">Mathlincs Quiz Demo</a> Jeopardy Games file More Math Game ideas file A few more PowerPoint games file Lots of cool Math game templates file Create your own multimedia gameshow. text file Templates for Game Shows file